Following his quarterfinal run at Wimbledon, Alex de Minaur rises to world No.6 in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.
London, Great Britain, 15 July 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Men’s singles
Although Alex de Minaur’s Wimbledon campaign ended in heartbreak due to injury, the latest ATP Tour singles rankings have provided a welcome silver lining.
By reaching his first quarterfinal at the prestigious All England Club, the 25-year-old rises three spots to a career-high world No.6.
This is the highest position achieved by an Australian man in more than 18 years and sees De Minaur become one of the highest-ranked Aussies in the 51-year history of the ATP Tour rankings.
Only six Australian men have reached a higher ranking position – John Newcombe (No.1), Pat Rafter (No.1), Lleyton Hewitt (No.1), Ken Rosewall (No.2), Rod Laver (No.3) and Pat Cash (No.4).
De Minaur’s new career-high is not the only good news story in Australian tennis this week.
With Adam Walton returning to the world’s top 100 following his stunning Wimbledon debut, it marks the first time since January 1982 that there are 10 Australians inside the top 100.
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The resurgent Alex Bolt is verging on a top-200 return, jumping up 24 positions to world No.210 after his remarkable qualifying run at Wimbledon, while 20-year-old Philip Sekulic rises 16 spots to a career-high world No.225.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Alex de Minaur | No.6 | +3 |
| Jordan Thompson | No.40 | 0 |
| Alexei Popyrin | No.43 | +4 |
| Max Purcell | No.64 | +4 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | No.65 | +4 |
| Rinky Hijikata | No.74 | +3 |
| James Duckworth | No.78 | +3 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | No.88 | +5 |
| Chris O’Connell | No.93 | -14 |
| Adam Walton | No.95 | +6 |
Women’s singles
Daria Saville continues to climb the WTA Tour singles rankings, rising to her highest position since March 2023.
The 30-year-old has skyrocketed up more than 130 places since the start of the season to sit at world No.78.
Two National Tennis Academy athletes achieve new career-highs this week, with 18-year-old Maya Joint improving seven places to world No.161 and 20-year-old Talia Gibson moving up 13 spots to world No.165.
The 26-year-old Maddison Inglis is also making major moves, improving 24 places to world No.224.
| AUSSIE TOP 10 | ||
| Player | Rank | Move |
| Daria Saville | No.78 | +4 |
| Arina Rodionova | No.106 | -3 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | No.133 | +3 |
| Kimberly Birrell | No.139 | -7 |
| Taylah Preston | No.147 | -1 |
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